🏛️ Place du Vieux-Marché
Medieval square in Rouen where Joan of Arc was executed
📋 Fast Facts
- Location: Rouen, Normandy, France
- Historical event: Execution of Joan of Arc on 30 May 1431
- Current status: Public square with memorial church and museum
- UNESCO recognition: Part of Rouen's historic district
Place du Vieux-Marché is a medieval square in the heart of Rouen's old town where Joan of Arc was executed by burning on 30 May 1431. The site has been preserved as one of France's most significant historical locations, marking a pivotal moment in medieval European history and the trajectory of the Hundred Years' War. Today the square functions as both a public gathering space and a memorial to the young military leader who was canonised nearly five centuries later ...